by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 6, 2019 | News
The Education Policy Institute (EPI) has published a report looking at unexplained pupil exits from schools in England. Figures show that: 10.1% of secondary school pupils in the 2017 cohort experienced exits at some point during their time at secondary school that...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 6, 2019 | News
The Crown Prosecution Service has updated the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) prosecution guidance to clarify that vaginal cosmetic surgery and genital piercing should in most cases not be prosecuted as FGM. Further details are available here...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 6, 2019 | News
The Anna Freud Centre has launched a resource on shared decision making, a collaborative process where a young person works together with their family and professionals or service provider to make an informed decision about the treatment or care option that is best...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 6, 2019 | News
Increasing numbers of children in care are waiting to be matched with independent visitors, with some councils admitting to not providing the statutory service at all, new research shows. A Freedom of Information (FOI) request submitted by Barnardo’s...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 6, 2019 | News
The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY) has published a report updating the status of children’s mental health services one year on from their report setting out 50 recommendations from improvements. Findings include: although...
by FosterTalk Admin | Nov 6, 2019 | News
The NSPCC reports that figures from a Freedom of Information (FOI) request sent to police forces in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland show that: there were 76,204 recorded sexual offences against children in the UK in 2018/19, a rise of over 60% since...
